A Spokane Valley man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
Thomas J. Montieth, 65, was sentenced on April 4, 2017, in U.S. District Court in Spokane, Washington.
Montieth was found guilty of distributing child pornography between July 22 and August 5, 2016. He was discovered using peer-to-peer file sharing to distribute images of child pornography over the internet.
During the execution of a search warrant at Montieth’s residence on September 7, 2016, law enforcement officers discovered approximately 21,244 child pornography images and 394 videos of child pornography on his desktop computer and a flash drive.
Montieth will serve five years in federal prison, followed by a ten-year term of court supervision after his release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The case was prosecuted by Stephanie J. Lister, an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the Eastern District of Washington.
Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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